Practical Demonology

Author : Clare Rees
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781683359364

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Practical Demonology by Clare Rees Pdf

Clare Rees’s Practical Demonology is a chilling YA novel set in a world overrun by plague and demons—and a group of teens doing anything they can to survive. There have always been castles in the valley, and the people have always been under threat. They’ve always needed those thick walls, the protection of that enclosing stone. Non feels like she needs it more than most, because her mother was infected by the demons that live in the woods. As the doctor’s daughter, Non had planned a career in medicine—partly to please her father, but also because it would keep her inside the protective walls of the citadel. When plague strikes the citadel, all the teenagers are evacuated to the ruined Cirtop Castle. While there, she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to study the demons that she’s always feared. But will she be brave enough to take it? In the footsteps of Jelly, Rees’s brilliant and original debut novel, comes a new story of survival and community—and just a little bit of literal guts. “This fantasy with a side of horror offers an original take on demons, a faux medieval setting, and an anxious protagonist whose perceptive, amusing voice carries the narrative with aplomb . . . A clever and atmospheric read.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : C. Fred Dickason
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0891075216

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Demon Possession & the Christian by C. Fred Dickason Pdf

Shows from theology, the Bible and counseling experiences that Christians can be affected by demonic activity. Equips believers to fight spiritual battles--and win.

Author : Julian Goodare,Rita Voltmer,Liv Helene Willumsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000080803

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Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe by Julian Goodare,Rita Voltmer,Liv Helene Willumsen Pdf

Demonology – the intellectual study of demons and their powers – contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions? Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists’ concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level, while some of the judges’ concerns reflected popular culture. This book brings demonology and witch-hunting back together, while placing both topics in their specific regional cultures. The book’s chapters, each written by a leading scholar, cover most regions of Europe, from Scandinavia and Britain through to Germany, France and Switzerland, and Italy and Spain. By focusing on various intellectual levels of demonology, from sophisticated demonological thought to the development of specific demonological ideas and ideas within the witch trial environment, the book offers a thorough examination of the relationship between demonology and witch-hunting. Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe is essential reading for all students and researchers of the history of demonology, witch-hunting and early modern Europe.

Author : Francis Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781838607920

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A History of Anglican Exorcism by Francis Young Pdf

Exorcism is more widespread in contemporary England than perhaps at any other time in history. The Anglican Church is by no means the main provider of this ritual, which predominantly takes place in independent churches. However, every one of the Church of England dioceses in the country now designates at least one member of its clergy to advise on casting out demons. Such `deliverance ministry' is in theory made available to all those parishioners who desire it. Yet, as Francis Young reveals, present-day exorcism in Anglicanism is an unlikely historical anomaly. It sprang into existence in the 1970s within a church that earlier on had spent whole centuries condemning the expulsion of evil spirits as either Catholic superstition or evangelical excess. This book for the first time tells the full story of the Anglican Church's approach to demonology and the exorcist's ritual since the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The author explains how and why how such a remarkable transformation in the Church's attitude to the rite of exorcism took place, while also setting his subject against the canvas of the wider history of ideas.

Author : Virginia Krause
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107074408

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Witchcraft, Demonology, and Confession in Early Modern France by Virginia Krause Pdf

Situated at the crossroads of history and literary studies, this book examines confession's place at the heart of French demonology. Drawing on evidence from published treatises, the writings of skeptics such as Montaigne, and the documents from a witchcraft trial, Virginia Krause shows how demonologists erected their science of demons on the confessed experiences of would-be witches.

Author : Paul Davies
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226669700

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The Demon in the Machine by Paul Davies Pdf

Physics World Book of the Year A Financial Times, Sunday Times, and Telegraph Best Science Book of the Year What is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question, for life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. Huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. In this penetrating and wide-ranging book, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name; it is a domain where biology, computing, logic, chemistry, quantum physics, and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity which has the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and force us to fundamentally reconsider what it means to be alive—even illuminating the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life’s murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine journeys across an astounding landscape of cutting-edge science. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window onto the secret of life itself.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433068290323

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The Catholic Cabinet, and Chronicle of Religious Intelligence by Anonim Pdf

Author : Annette Yoshiko Reed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521119436

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Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism by Annette Yoshiko Reed Pdf

A new explanation of the beginnings of Jewish angelology and demonology, drawing on non-canonical writings and Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls.

Author : Claudia Währisch-Oblau,Henning Wrogemann
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Cultural relations
ISBN : 9783643906571

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Witchcraft, Demons and Deliverance by Claudia Währisch-Oblau,Henning Wrogemann Pdf

Beliefs in witchcraft and demons still shape many societies and seem to be increasing rather than disappearing with modernization and urbanization. Witch hunts in Africa and Asia show the scope of the problem. The deliverance practices of pentecostal and charismatic churches are widely controversial and their effects are rather ambiguous. The contributions in this volume, written by experts and practitioners from four continents, analyze these phenomena from the perspectives of intercultural theology, anthropology, and ethnology, and also describe the responses of Catholic and Protestant churches. (Series: Contributions to Mission Science / Intercultural Theology // Beitrage zur Missionswissenschaft / Interkulturellen Theologie - Vol. 32) [Subject: Anthropology, Ethnology, Sociology, Religious Studies]

Author : Martin John Spalding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951001869421G

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Miscellanea: Comprising Reviews, Lectures, and Essays, on Historical, Theological, and Miscellaneous Subjects by Martin John Spalding Pdf

Author : Martin John Spalding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B482629

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Miscellanea by Martin John Spalding Pdf

Author : Scott Eaton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000079432

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John Stearne’s Confirmation and Discovery of Witchcraft by Scott Eaton Pdf

Between 1645-7, John Stearne led the most significant outbreak of witch-hunting in England. As accusations of witchcraft spread across East Anglia, Stearne and Matthew Hopkins were enlisted by villagers to identify and eradicate witches. After the trials finally subsided in 1648, Stearne wrote his only publication, A confirmation and discovery of witchcraft, but it had a limited readership. Consequently, Stearne and his work fell into obscurity until the 1800s, and were greatly overshadowed by Hopkins and his text. This book is the first study which analyses Stearne’s publication and contextualises his ideas within early modern intellectual cultures of religion, demonology, gender, science, and print in order to better understand the witch-finder’s beliefs and motives. The book argues that Stearne was a key player in the trials, that he was not a mainstream ‘puritan’, and that his witch-finding availed from contemporary science. It traces A confirmation’s reception history from 1648 to modern day and argues that the lack of research focusing on Stearne has resulted in misrepresentations of the witch-finder in the historiography of witchcraft. This book redresses the imbalance and seeks to provide an alternative reading of the East Anglian witch-hunt and of England’s premier witch-hunter, John Stearne.

Author : Frater U.:D.:
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Magic
ISBN : 9780738710631

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High Magic II by Frater U.:D.: Pdf

Europe's best-known mage and contemporary occult author, Frater U∴D∴, shares his extensive magical expertise in the companion volume to his highly acclaimed High Magic. Previously unavailable in English, High Magic II has been eagerly awaited by ceremonial magicians, mages, and Hermetic practitioners. This comprehensive guide explores a variety of magical topics--mirror magic, sigil magic, shamanism, magical orders, mudras, folk magic, and divination--in a modern, non-dogmatic way. The integrated, progressive approach of this book on high magic is designed to help the reader develop a holistic understanding of the underlying magical theories and a true mastery of the magical techniques. Themes in the text recur, focusing on different aspects of core topics but taking the reader further along each time, using the format proven effective in High Magic. High Magic II also delves into magic and yoga, magic in the Bible, the Kabbalah, forms of initiation, and the magic of ancient Egypt and the late Hellenistic period. Many provocative practices are addressed, including demonic magic and combat magic. Some of the techniques have never before appeared in an English-language book.

Author : S. Steve Park
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610978828

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Journey Towards Home by S. Steve Park Pdf

Clives Staples Lewis (1898-1963) called his theological writings as that "of a layman and an amateur" who merely attempted to restate "ancient and orthodox doctrines." However, S. Steve Park argues that Lewis's theological reflections are well-informed, thoughtful and weighty. For instance, Lewis's notion of "mere Christianity" consistently shows his commitment to "supernaturalism" (vs. naturalism) and "eucatastrophic salvationism" (vs. ethical developmentalism) in sharp contrast to many prevailing theologians of his time. In this book, the author expounded Lewis's theological writings rather comprehensively and organized the results according to Lewis's signature literary motif of the journey towards home, in four stages: "Away from Home," "Homeward Turning," "Home Away from Home," and "The Final Home." Under these headings, Lewis's major theological and literary themes find illuminating treatments with rich contents and penetrating analyses. In so doing, the author presents to the readers, probably for the first time, a systematic theology of C. S. Lewis. It turns out that Lewis, more than just a storyteller, was a significant participant in the world of theological reflections, demonstrating himself to be a rather formidable theological mind to be reckoned with.

Author : C Fred Dickason
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575676370

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Angels Elect and Evil by C Fred Dickason Pdf

What are angels like? How many kinds are there? Are mental disorders caused by their influence? Long favored by scholars, this classic has now been rewritten to give us accessible scriptural answers to our questions about the spirit world.